Hinged box



E. M. MORIN Aug. 5, 1952 HINGED BOX Filed March 2, 1949 INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 5, 1952 HINGED BOX Edmund M Morin, Providence, R. 1. assignor to 1 Felmore Company, Inc-, a corporation of Rhode Island AppIicationMa-mh 2, 1949, serial No. me

Thi invention relates to a box of the type. in which there are two sections which may be substantiall identical; one serving as a body and. the other as a coverwith the walls in edge-toedge abutting relation and the hinging of these two sections together.

Heretofore, it was usual to provide a paper cover over each of the sections andto then assemble on the inner surface of one of the walls one metal plate, of the hinge and on the inner surface of the back wall of the other section another plate of the hinge, these plates being secured to the edge of the Walls by some means which would protrude through the wall and extend over the outer surface, thus disfiguring the ornamental paper cover over the outer surface.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a construction, wherein the outer back walls of the box will not be disfigured in any manner.

Another object of this invention is to provide a construction in which the hinge as a separate part may be secured to each of the rear walls of the sections by merely pressing the hinge into position.

' Another object of the invention is to secure a hinge mounting means concealed within the box.

Another object of this invention is to provide an arrangement whereby the hinge for the box sections may be detached if desired for replacement.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with a portion of the paper cover brokenaway to'expose the hinge which isassembled therewith;

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the hinge portion of the box; 7

Figure 3 is a section taken across the pivotal axis of the hinge at another location and on a somewhat larger scale to show the insertion of the hinge in position;

Figure 4 is an exploded view showing the parts which go to make up the hinge and its attachment in the box; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view of a modified form of securing means for the plates of the hinge.

In proceeding with this invention I provide a frame for each of the box sections which is assembled in each box section and held in place by the paper cover which extends over the same. This paper cover is slitted along its edge so that 5Claims. (Cl. 2211- -31) a hinge conslsting'of a pair of metal plates may be inserted into the slit andheld between the frame and the back wall of theboxsection.

Withreference to the drawings; l0 designates generally one section an H- anothcrsejctionof the box. The section liflserves this instance as the body sectionandhas -.a bottom. Wall 1|2, a front Wall I3; a bafck'wall l4; and side walls l5, I5. Section II serves as a cover andihas ,a top wall It, a front wall H, a back wall [8, and side walls l9, IS. in closed position the edgesof the back, front walls and side walls of both sections are in edge-to-edge relation.

In order to hinge thesetwo sections together,

I provide frames 20.20 of'ribbon steel whichare of identical construction-butone reversed with reference to the other, as shown, in the exploded view in Figure 4. E ach'of these framescomprises a bridging wall 2! Land two legs 22, 22 extending therefrom at rightangles thereto. The length of the bridging wall 2|,is substantially the length of the inside extent of "the back wall of one of the body sections and lies alo'ngthis body section with its end portions 23 in contact'therewith, while its mid portion 24 .is offset as at'2 5so as to space this mid portion'zg fr'om thebacls wall I4 or |8 of the box section and provide a pocket or space between this portion 24 and the back wall of the box section. Protuberances 26 extend from the surface of this portion 24 toward the back wall for holding the f'hinges in place.

Tongues 2'! are lifted from the offset portion 25 so as to'continue in substantially the plane of theportions 23 of the wall 2| so as to serve as a grip for engaging one end surface along the edges of the plates of the hinge.

Each of these frames 20 is positioned in one of the box sections with its wall 2| contacting the back well while the legs 22 extend along the side walls such as l5, 5 or |9, I9 and are substantially the length of such side walls and then a paper cover which is usual and forms a decorative or finished surface for the box sections is placed over the outer surfaces of the box sections and folded inwardly over the back, front, and side walls so that by such a covering the frames are covered and held in place in each box section. As this paper cover extends over the bridge wall 2| of each section, a slit is then cut in this paper cover at the location of the pockets formed by the offset portions 24 of the wall and a hinge which is designated generally 30 (see Figure 4) is used for connecting the sections in hinged relation.

This hinge comprises plate 3|, 3| which have a 3 rolled eyes 32 and 33 for the reception of a pintle 34 to hinge them together. Ribs 35 are struck on the plates 3| so as to extend on one side thereof and provide abutments 36 with one of which the protuberances or projections 26 may extend engage and lock the hinge in one of several ad- Justed positions when it is inserted into the pocket. The thickness of the plates 3| is such as to be firmly. held between the tongues 21 and the surface of the ofiset portion 24, the insertion 01' the hinge depends on the thickness of the stock used and by the adjustment a snug relation 01' the two sections which are hinged together may be had and yet the hinge may. be, securely held in position. p

An arcuate spring 38 having hook ends 39 (see Fig. 2) extends into slots 40 in each of the hinge plates so as to swing the cover either to-open 4. A box as set forth in claim 1, said second wall having legs extending along each side wall adjacent thereto and substantially the length of each of said side walls.

5. A box comprising two sections, each having front, back, and end walls, said back walls being in edge-to-edge relation, a second wall spacedfromand extending, alongeach of said back walls providing a pocketfacoverover said walls slitted to provide access to said pocket, a

pair of plates hinged together, one plate extending through the slit in said cover and located in'the pocket of one section and the other plate I extending through the slit in said cover and walls of the pocket in which it is located composition as shown in Figures 1 and 2 or to closed position when swung beyond an angle of substantially forty-five degrees toward closed position. A recess in each frame wall'zl' is located at 44 to receive the spring. 5

In some cases instead of. providing several ribs to form recesses between thein in the, hinge plates, the 'plate SI' may haYe a projection 41 struck out from the plate .to fexterid beneath a cut-out portion 42.."in,the' 1second wall '43 as shown in.Flgure 5 150 as to lock the hinge plate 3| inposition. f

1. A box comprising two sections each having front, back and end walls, back walls being'in edge-to -edge relation, a second wall spaced from and extending along each of said back walls providing a pocket and having oilset portions" which lie along and contact the'back wall along a portion of the back' wallfapairof plates hinged together, oneplate being,,i n the,p,ocket of one section and the othe'nplate'bei'ngin the pocket of the other sectionwhereby said two sections are hingedtogether f 2. A box as setiorth in1c1airn1, said contact with the back wall bein at either side or the spaced area. 1 I

3. A boxas' set' forthin claim 1 said second lh v s l xt nding a on a i i lew adjacent theretox 1 prlsinga projection on one part and ratchet spaced abutments on the other part at different distances from the hinged axis automatically engaging saidproje'ction'on the"first part and holding it'in the pocket in' one of a plurallty ot selectedpositionsz I lVlORIN.

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